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We Tried the New Daniel Weller Bourbon and Talked to the Man Who Made It
Weller, a wheated bourbon from Buffalo Trace distillery, is beloved by many. (And bemoaned as “tater juice” by few who lack developed palates, those fools.) I’m one of the many.
As a spirits journalist, I’ve amassed enough bottles of whiskey to fill a tanker truck, a sight that raised the eyebrows of my now-wife when she first saw my collection early in our relationship. “I’ve never had a bourbon I’ve liked,” she said. I immediately pressed a Weller Special Reserve into her hand. “Ooh, this i...
Expert Tips and Gear for Traveling With Your Whisky
Bringing your bottles on trips is increasingly commonplace these days. “If I’m flying, I know duty free doesn’t have much I’ll like,” says Kenny Levine, a New Jersey pawn shop owner with some 500 bottles in his collection. “I’d rather have two bottles I love than something I settled for at the airport.”
First Drive: Lamborghini’s New Hybrid Revuelto Delivers Raw, Explosive Athleticism—and Controlled Efficiency
In the interregnum between gas engines and zero-emissions cars, automotive engineers have found themselves in a sweet spot, with the ability to electrify traditional power trains to levels of performance beyond what combustion-only setups could achieve. In the Revuelto, that means a trio of electric motors added to the ferocious 6.5-liter V-12 for a total of 1,001 hp, a top speed of over 217 mph, and a zero-to-62 mph sprint time of just 2.5 seconds.
I Took Cold Showers for 6 Months. Here Are 5 Ways It Improved My Health.
I always waited until the shower was scorching hot before stepping in. Frigid water enveloping my body? Why would anyone do that? Turns out, a spate of research indicates repeated cold water exposure can be a vital tool in a quest for a better health and improved lifespan.
What’s Actually Inside the ‘World’s Oldest Scotch’ Bottles? Auctioneers Aren’t Completely Sure
In September 2023, Whisky Auctioneer, a Scottish auction house for fine spirits, posted a story that stated it would soon be selling the “world’s oldest Scotch whisky,” believed to be nearly 200 years old, “sipped by a young Queen Victoria,” even. Oldest whiskey in the world? Of course that piqued our interest.
Auto-Racing Legend Phil Hill's Restoration Shop Has Tales to Tell
"Miles Davis wasn't the friendliest guy on earth," Raja Gargour tells me.
Gargour says the jazz legend had an unfortunate habit of burning out the clutch in his yellow Ferrari 308GTB every 3000 miles or so, at which point he would tear into Gargour's Los Angeles restoration shop, Hill and Vaughn, blustering at the employees, who kept repairing it, while politely warning Davis to take it easier.
Can Former F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso Once Again Taste Glory?
We embedded with Aston Martin’s Formula 1 team—here’s how the one-time number-one and his team plan to reach the top of the podium again.
Reviewed: Buffalo Trace's $1,000 Prohibition Collection Whiskey
The new $1,000 Prohibition Collection from Buffalo Trace Distillery wouldn’t have happened were it not for a lucky employee who combed through a dusty box earmarked for the dumpster a few years back. Inside? A mint condition copy of every single label the distillery released during Prohibition.
Jessica Hawkins Wants To Be The Next Female F1 Driver
Jessica Hawkins has a crushing handshake. After the 5-foot-4 British racing driver finishes demolishing my mitt — while flashing a sly smile — we hop into an Aston Martin DBX707 so she can just as thoroughly demolish Austin's Circuit of the Americas ahead of the US F1 Grand Prix.
First Taste: Eagle Rare 25 Year, the $10,000 Ultra-Aged Bourbon from Buffalo Trace
Warehouse P contains an enormous non-descript box within the rickhouse that’s an intricately controlled environment for ultra-aging whiskey. And, despite the 90-degree October heat blanketing Buffalo Trace’s Frankfort, Kentucky distillery, a rack of heavy-down winter parkas are available near a sneaky door—a hidden shelf you push through, feeling a bit like James Bond—to enter this magical experimental space.
For Barrel Brokers in the Age of Cask Finishing, the Opportunities Are Endless
With the wide range and sheer volume of spirits available these days, distinguishing your liquor from the stiff competition is more important than ever. One way to do so is with cask finishing, a method that’s risen in popularity in recent years.
Hyper-common in the whiskey space, cask finishing means maturing your spirit in a normal manner, then transferring it to a different cask to impart additional flavors. (For example, a bourbon spends at least two years in new oak barrels before headin...
How Experimentation at the World’s Biggest Bourbon Brands Shapes What’s on Your Shelf
“Imagine being the astronaut strapped to a barrel of whiskey as you take off to the moon?” chuckles Harlen Wheatley, master distiller of Buffalo Trace. “But if we’re going to inhabit the moon one day, they’ll need a distiller up there, right? So we have seriously discussed what it would be like to age whiskey in space.”
That literal moonshot of an experiment is but one within a list of “what ifs that could last us four lifetimes,” per Wheatley, who oversees the experimental program at Buffalo...
Inside Rimac’s quest to break its own EV speed record
In January 2023, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson released an episode of his podcast discussing the theoretical physics limits of production cars’ acceleration. “The fastest you can accelerate forward is 1G,” deGrasse Tyson declared. “You cannot accelerate with normal friction between tire and road faster than the acceleration of gravity down towards Earth.” (1G is the acceleration we experience due to gravity.) He added that an object in free fall typically hits 60 mph in about three secon...
Reliving My Horrific McLaren Crash Five Years Later
“I designed the carbon tub that saved your life,” Adam Thomson exclaimed. “I’m so, so happy to meet you.”
Thomson, then a top engineer for the supercar marque, and I were in the South of France for the launch of McLaren’s GT model, and Thomson had pieced together I was the passenger in a horrific 2018 crash wherein I’d been driven straight off a mountain in a McLaren 570S Spider, based on very specific safety cell queries I’d posed.
Overcome with emotion, I immediately embraced Thomson with a...
The Best Baby Gear for Dads Will Simplify Your Newly Hectic Life
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The Best Baby Gear for Dads Will Simplify Your Newly Hectic Life
Parent smarter, not harder.
By Sean Evans
June 14, 2023
Searching for the best baby gear for dads? You're in the right place. Welcome to Stylish Dad Week, GQ Recommends’ celebration of the people and products that make dad style more than a punchline. Whether you’re looking for non-corny dad shoes, parenting gear the experts swear by, or are just trying to land on an excellent gift idea ahead of Father's Day, we’ve got all...